60 seconds with LeftMedia

After years of working as sole traders, LeftMedia was established in 2014, when Mitchel White joined forces with fellow creative Matt Simpson to combine their design and print offerings, which they had been running separately. Since then the business has grown significantly.

Where are you based? 

LeftMedia is based in Chorlton, a vibrant area in Manchester

How many staff do you have? 

Currently, just us. We’re hoping to grow that number in 2015.

What does your firm do? 

We print pretty much anything! From short-run digital business cards, through to large-format work and bespoke brochure design and print projects.

What’s your typical customer?

All of our clients demand consistent quality and high standards. We work with a wide range of businesses from start-ups to international companies

Which areas do you serve? 

Although we are based in Manchester, weirdly (or not so weirdly) our biggest area of business is London. We also recently sent print to the Netherlands and France

What’s your USP?

Us. We provide a truly personal experience. We also offer some unique services in print including digital embossing, one of our favourite print finishing techniques

What’s your company’s motto or mission statement?

‘Design and print tailored to you’. We want to change the way people think of design and print by improving the process and experience

What’s been your proudest achievement in the past few years?

That we have built a successful and sustainable business from scratch and a loyal client base in less than a year

Where do you see your business in five years’ time?

We want to be the biggest design and print company in Manchester. See you there

What’s your team’s favourite biscuit?

A white chocolate chip cookie!